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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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